AutoHotKey to toggle Autopropagation on and off

Question

Trados Studio 2024. I regularly receive some large files where the CM is corrupted and the client does not want to clean up the TM. I need to toggle Autopropagation on and off quickly. Studio does not have a shortcut set up to do this, and going into Options every time is time consuming. Does anyone have an AutoHotKey script available? Many thanks.

RWS Community AI · Accepted Answer

Probability score: 0.8 
 Question improvement suggestion: Provide specific details about your current AutoHotkey setup or any scripts you've tried, as well as the exact version of Trados Studio you are using. 
 In the meantime, based on the information you have provided, here is a suggested answer to your question: 
 Hello! To create an AutoHotkey script that toggles Autopropagation on and off in Trados Studio 2024, you can follow these steps: 
 **Step 1:** Install AutoHotkey if you haven't already. You can download it from the official AutoHotkey website. 
 **Step 2:** Create a new AutoHotkey script. Right-click in a folder, select "New," and then "AutoHotkey Script." Name your script (e.g., `ToggleAutopropagation.ahk`). 
 **Step 3:** Open the script in a text editor (like Notepad) and enter the following code: 
 ```ahk 
 #IfWinActive ahk_exe SDLTradosStudio.exe 
 F12:: ; You can change F12 to any key you prefer 
 Send, !f ; This simulates pressing Alt + F to open the File menu 
 Sleep, 100 
 Send, t ; This simulates pressing T to open the Options 
 Sleep, 100 
 Send, {Down 5} ; Adjust this number based on where the AutoPropagation option is located 
 Send, {Space} ; This toggles the AutoPropagation option 
 Sleep, 100 
 Send, {Enter} ; Confirm the changes 
 return 
 #IfWinActive 
 ``` 
 **Step 4:** Save the script and double-click it to run. You should see an AutoHotkey icon in your system tray, indicating that the script is active. 
 **Step 5:** Now, whenever you press F12 (or your chosen key), it will toggle the Autopropagation setting in Trados Studio. 
 Feel free to adjust the `Send, {Down 5}` line to match the exact position of the AutoPropagation option in your version of Trados Studio. You may need to experiment a bit to find the right number of down arrow presses. 
 I hope this answer addressed your question. If not, please reject the answer, add the question improvement suggestion information, and click the RWS Community AI checkbox on the right to try again. 
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Jesús Prieto · Answer

Stephen Rimmer 
 I don&rsquo;t think the script from AI will work and Idon&rsquo;t think any script will work reliably. 
 You can speed things up if you select a shorcut to quickly get go to File > Options, such as my ALT+ENTER shortcut: 
 
 If you need Auto-propagation often, Trados Studio will open the same page across consecutive ALT+ENTER calls, so I think the old way should be very fast. 
 In my opinion, the best way would be to use the empty status bar at the bottom of the app to quickly enable/disable features like Auto-propagation, AutoCorrect and change the active dictionary. You can add this idea here Trados Studio Ideas so other peers can vote it up and then RWS may consider implementing it.

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AutoHotKey to toggle Autopropagation on and off